Company buys 9 buildings, plans new development

The Ames City Council will review a plan to transform part of Campustown Tuesday, Ames Patch reported.

The plan by Kingland Systems would include a new three-story retail and office development with space for 400 workers.

Ames Patch reported that the company purchased nine Campustown buildings last year and wants to knock them all down to make way for the development.

The area impacted would be along Lincoln Way, Welch and Stanton avenues.

Patch reports that the city council will review the plans at its meeting Tuesday and zoning changes needed to accommodate the company's plans.

"I think if we have new investment in Campustown, it's a good thing. We've been trying for years to get more investment, more redevelopment in Campustown. I think we're going to have redevelopment, some tall, some not tall. I think that's all good," said Jeff Benson, city of Ames planner.

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